Failure to correct previous violations leads to 293K OSHA fine
March 11, 2009 by Fred HosierPosted in: Electrical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, cost of safety, enforcement, inspections, lockout/tagout
When companies fail to correct violations found during inspections, they can expect OSHA to hit them with heavy fines after a re-inspection.
That’s the case with Phenix Lumber Co. in Phenix City, AL. OSHA has proposed $293,700 in penalties for 36 safety and health violations there.
For failing to correct five violations identified during a previous inspection, OSHA issued fines totaling $202,500. Those citations include failure to obtain audiograms for employees exposed to noise hazards, not implementing specific lockout/tagout procedures and lack of machine guards.
The other fines totaling $91,200 in penalties are for six repeat, seven serious and one other-than-serious violation. These include poor housekeeping of combustible dust, lack of safety signs, and using incorrect electrical and forklift equipment.
The company has 15 days to decide if it wants to contest any of the citations.
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Tags: audiograms, combustible dust, failure to correct violations, heavy fines, re-inspection
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April 14th, 2009 at 8:33 am
IS INCREDIBLE AND IMPOSIBLE TO SEE THAT ANY COMPANY ARE NEGLIGENT TO CORRECT ANY VIOLATION ALREADY IN PLACE! COULD BE FOUND AN PROFESSIONAL INSPECTOR OR ANYONE TO HELP TO MINIMIZE HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE? SAFETY COORDINATOR, SAFETY MANAGER SHALL BE IN PLACE OF WORK, TO ESTABLISHED THE RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS OR TO MAINTAIN THE WORKPLACE FREE OF HAZARDS. WHY WAIT TO INEXPECTED VISIT FROM OSHA IN THE DOORS STEPS OF ANY ORGANIZATION TO BE CITED FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE IN COMPLIANCE?
WHY WAIT TO ANY ACCIDENT HAPPENS? OSHA IS TRYING HARDER TO WORK WITH EMPLOYERS IN FAVOR OF THE COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYEES, TO WORK FREE OF INJURIES AND HAZARDS AS WELL.
IS OTHER QUESTION? WHY THIS CITATIONS HAPPENS?